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Recent truck collisions cause for concern
Risk & Compliance

Recent truck collisions cause for concern

Near-miss collisions in a loading zone have highlighted the need for stricter radio calls, exclusion zones and controls around heavy machinery.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Sun, 7th Jul 2019
What can New Zealand learn from Asia’s success?
Taxation

What can New Zealand learn from Asia’s success?

Poor planning is driving up housing costs and holding back productivity, according to Infrastructure New Zealand chief executive Stephen Selwood.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 4th Jul 2019
Health risks of dust and silica
Risk & Compliance

Health risks of dust and silica

Construction workers face a hidden lung-disease threat as poor dust controls and weak monitoring leave many exposed to silica and wood dust.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Wed, 3rd Jul 2019
Flexible workspace leader launches franchise programme
Hybrid & Remote Work

Flexible workspace leader launches franchise programme

New Zealand operators can now tap a fast-growing office market as two thirds of large corporates plan flexible space use.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Jul 2019
Why skill shortages are about to get worse
Human Capital Management

Why skill shortages are about to get worse

An ageing workforce is expected to leave New Zealand employers scrambling to replace experience, with 86% of hiring managers concerned.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Sun, 30th Jun 2019
First home buyers make over half of purchases in these suburbs
Property Market

First home buyers make over half of purchases in these suburbs

Affordability is pushing first home buyers to dominate purchases in several New Zealand suburbs, with some taking more than 60% of sales.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Sun, 30th Jun 2019
Builders seriously injured after companies fail to cooperate
Law

Builders seriously injured after companies fail to cooperate

A lack of consultation on a Southland milking shed build left two workers seriously injured, prompting fines of more than USD $300,000.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Jun 2019
How security and style can go hand in hand
Data centers

How security and style can go hand in hand

Designers can now visualise secure entrances in their own projects as HTS launches a product realisation service across New Zealand.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Thu, 27th Jun 2019
Government action urgently needed for New Zealand’s housing
Auckland Council

Government action urgently needed for New Zealand’s housing

Auckland’s housing shortfall is worsening as consent and completion numbers slip, raising pressure on ministers to speed up land release.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 23rd Jun 2019
New skyscraper unveiled in Auckland
Skycity

New skyscraper unveiled in Auckland

It will add 226 apartments and a 233-room hotel to downtown Auckland as demand for CBD homes outstrips supply, with completion due in 2024.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Sun, 23rd Jun 2019
What can New Zealand learn from the Australian budgets?
Oil and Gas

What can New Zealand learn from the Australian budgets?

Sydney and Brisbane are set for a wave of transport works, as state budgets channel billions into roads, rail and hospitals despite softer revenues.

By Staff Writer • 10 min read • Wed, 19th Jun 2019
CentrePort sentenced after fatal fall
Risk & Compliance

CentrePort sentenced after fatal fall

WorkSafe warned firms on height safety after a worker died in a 2017 fall at CentrePort’s Wellington container repair facility.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Jun 2019
Effects of the foreign buyer ban
Law

Effects of the foreign buyer ban

Property demand in Auckland and Queenstown has softened after the ban, with foreign purchases plunging 81% in the first quarter.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Jun 2019
Turangi confirmed as NZ’s 'biggest riser'
Not for profit

Turangi confirmed as NZ’s 'biggest riser'

Home buyers have driven Turangi's median property value up 41% in a year, leaving it at NZD $260,000.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Tue, 11th Jun 2019
The urban mobility ‘revolution’ is closer than you think
Smart Cities

The urban mobility ‘revolution’ is closer than you think

Passengers could soon book flying taxi trials in Melbourne or Sydney, as Uber prepares to name its first international test city on Monday.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 10th Jun 2019
Anyone listening out there?
Risk & Compliance

Anyone listening out there?

Machine guarding lapses in meat plants are still leaving workers with amputations, as a new fine highlights repeated safety failures.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Jun 2019
ATL Group acquires Henderson Demolition, creates Industrial Pacific Limited
Supply Chain

ATL Group acquires Henderson Demolition, creates Industrial Pacific Limited

Clients will get simpler billing and a broader service offering after the deal, as the combined group expands nationwide scale in specialist demolition and asbestos removal.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Jun 2019
New trends in engineering plastics signpost the future of automation, processing and construction
Manufacturing

New trends in engineering plastics signpost the future of automation, processing and construction

Manufacturers are gaining cheaper, safer and lighter parts as advanced plastics replace metal in machinery, buildings and bulk handling.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2019